Repairing Rotten Wood Sash Window

Talk to a window expert the next thing you need to do is remove all the rot in a manner that will allow for a clean joint for the new parts.

Repairing rotten wood sash window.

Clean out the joints. Soften old hardened putty glazing compound with a heat gun set to medium and fitted with a nozzle. This video details how to take apart and put back together a window sash with double paned glass. Make sure you pick up a wood filler epoxy that s designed specifically for use on wood surfaces.

Most medium to large repairs will require at least two layers of filler. Once rot begins it can spread quickly and whole sections of a frame can begin to crumble away. Or you can wait until the sagging filler reaches the hardness of soap and carve it off with a putty knife or chisel or shape it with a surform plane or rasp photo 2. They can easily be taken apart to insert new rails or muntins cross pieces separating the panes.

See below for tools and a shoppin. Press the form against the filler and attach it with screws. Pry off or unscrew the stops the moldings in front of the lower sash. Although the damage may appear beyond repair you can often make seamless restorations with two part wood fillers.

How to repair sash windows get the sash out. Then pull it off after the filler hardens. Filling and sanding window repairs. To do this you ll probably have to slice the paint seal with a utility knife and then.

3 remove the access panel covers. Wood window restoration and repair is easier than you think. This old house general contractor tom silva shares some tricks of the trade for installing a new long lasting windowsill. Plus curing other window problems double glazing and draught proofing replacing parts fixing loose joints swollen sticking sashes fixing hinges.

Old wood windows were made to be repaired. Pull out the lower sash and. Repairing loose joints on window sashes. Exposure to weather and moisture penetration into gaps and cracks contribute to the growth of rot on wooden window frames.

One of our specialists can help you understand your options for repairing draught sealing and reglazing your old wooden windows. 2 tilt out the bottom sash and remove the sash cords. If the rot isn t bad this might be the only step you need. Window falls shut 1 remove the interior stops.

If possible do your mixing on a surface that the epoxy won t stick to such as a sheet of plexiglass plastic tarp or. These fillers which contain either epoxy or polyester are easy to shape and harder than the wood you re repairing.